Andy and I are going to Colorado for Spring Break. We’ll stay with friends and relatives and spend some time in Estes Park at a neat (and affordable, in the winter) cabin.

It’s the first Spring Break vacation I’ll have had in a really, really, really long time.

Sure, I’ve been in academia a long time — between being a student and a faculty member, all but about 3 of my adult years. You might wonder why this is my first Spring Break vacation…

First of all, the last spring break trip was probably when I was either just finishing my BA or early in my grad school. I went from Nebraska to Isabella — the big excitement of spring up there was a small patch of gravel showing on the driveway.

Last year I had major surgery over break. The year before was a trip to Nebraska to see Hubby and debate nationals. Prior years were some combination of Nebraska travel, preparation for debate nationals or — in some years TWO debate national tournaments.

So — Yea, I’m excited about taking a spring break… We’ll drive, laugh, listen to music and see some amazing places. We’ll eat (Andy is the EFG, after all), relax, take pictures and generally have a good time.

I suspect we’ll also blog, our cabin has wifi… but, if you don’t hear from us, just know that we’re having too much fun to blog about!